Roast Chicken with Lemon, Thyme & Garlic

This is one of my absolute favorite chicken recipes. It always comes out deliciously moist and the high roasting temperature gives the chicken a picture perfect golden color. The recipe calls for a whole chicken but works great with thighs as well.

SERVING/YIELD6

PREP TIME

5

min

COOK TIME

13/4

hrs

LEVEL
Easy

BLESSINGUnknown

RECIPE#1253

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INGREDIENTS

3 Tbsp thyme

2 Tbsp olive oil

5 cloves garlic

2 tsp lemon peel

1 lemon

1 7 pound roasting chicken

Preheat your oven to 230°C/450°F.

Mix thyme, olive oil, garlic and lemon peel in a bowl. Rinse the chicken and pat it with paper towels until dry. Place chicken in roasting pan and rub all the garlic-thyme oil over it. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Slice lemon and squeeze over the chicken. Place lemon in the cavity. of the chicken